My Love; My Life: Slipping Through My Fingers

Making It Right

*HAPPY EASTER READERS! I hope you all enjoy this three parter holiday treat*
*Papermoon by Ella Fitzgerald*
Setting: where we last left off

"Y'all wanted ta see me next?" Comes Georgette's voice from the entry way

"Have a seat," Barry tells her

"Am I in trouble?" She asks looking nervous

"What in the hell is this am hearin bout y'all grades slippin?" Bay asks her straight off the bat, "and yer spendin money like it ain't mean a thing?" She scolds as GG averts her eyes to the table, "first off, it ain't yer money ta be blow on material shit," Bailey continues, "it's yer father's-cause I know damn well Bobbi ain't givin ya no money," she rants, "y'all are so much more than a pretty face Georgette," Bailey sigh out, "I know y'all gotta brain in yer head-start usin it and stop actin like yer some spoiled, pampered little rich girl, cause ya ain't."

"What going on with you?" Barry asks GG

"I just-" She starts

"Y'all don't ave an explanation or excuse fer yerself, do ya?" Bay asks her

"No," GG replies now ashamed of herself

"Well knock it off," she tells her straight forward, "cause I don't wanna see ya turnin ta shopliftin when the money flow finally runs dry and wind up in jail fer a petty crime."

"..." GG remains quiet

"Y'all'er gonna start hittin the books and get yer grades up," Bay tells her, "am I makin myself clear?"

"Yes," GG replies quietly

"Good," Bay huffs, "and yer father's gonna help ya."

"I am?" Barry asks as GG asks, "e is?"

"It's part of been a parent," Bay tells them both, "now go back ta livin room ta wait with yer siblins and send Tucker in."

Georgette says nothing in reply, but does as she's told in getting up and leaving the kitchen to get her brother. Barry and Bailey remain in silence until Tucker enters, he says nothing and takes a seat at the table without being told. The three of them just stare at each other, Barry with a look of uncertainty, Bailey with a glare just a word. Tucker opens his mouth to speak, challenging Bay's glare and she shuts it down...

"GETTING SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL?!" Her voice booms off the kitchen walls in anger, "WHAT EXACTLY IS GOIN THROUGH YER HEAD?!"

"..." Tucker presses his lips into a thin line and he nervously gills as his mother's ghost now glares at him with the appearance of a demon

"WELL?!" She booms again, "ANSWER ME!"

"..." he mumbles something

"SPEAK UP!" She shouts, "WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING AT SCHOOL?!"

"CAUSE THEIR BULLYIN AUSTIN!" he shouts

The moment he shouts this out, he sees his mother's face of anger faulter to one of depression and zoned out in memories...

"Bay?" Barry starts slowly

"Sorry," she says snapping out of it, "Tucker," she sighs out, "it's sweet y'all wanna stick up fer yer brother-yer uncle Georgie and I would stick up fer yer uncle Sheldon all the time, we protected im from the world too much actually," she says now calmer, "which turned outta be the worst thing we could do fer him, by doin so, we wound up deprivin him learnin ta stand up fer himself," she explains to him, "I know ya just wanna stand up, look out fer yer brother, but ya gotta back off a bit and let im learn ta defend himself-stand up fer himself. Austin needs ta grow a backbone and toughin up, otherwise e ain't gonna make it on his own fer very long."